"The historian is, by definition, absolutely incapable of observing the facts which he examines. No Egyptologist has ever seen Ramses. No expert on the Napoleonic Wars has ever heard the sound of the cannon at Austerlitz. We can speak of earlier ages only through the accounts of eye-witnesses."
What conclusion about the role primary sources play in documenting historical events can be drawn?
A. Primary sources are essential building blocks when historians try to reconstruct historical events.
B. Some primary sources may be more reliable than others, but every source is based in part on fact.
C. Historians would prefer to base their research on the accounts of eyewitnesses because they are less biased.